2005 Ford 500

DRIVING THROUGH TOWN, WE CAME UPON A BRIDGE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TAKE ANY GAS AND HAD NO POWER. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WENT WITHOUT PROBLEM. ON TUESDAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY. ON THURSDAY TOO THE CAR TO SHOP AND IT REPEATED THE SAME THING TWICE WHILE IN THE CITY DURING BUSY TRAFFIC HOURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD 500. THE SIDE MIRROR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WOULD GO IN AND OUT AND WHEN THEY WERE OUT I DID NOT HAVE BACK LIGHTS WHICH HAD TO BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE AND THE WORSE PROBLEM IS THE AIR CONDITION DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN BUT WILL WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE SENT APPROX. $1000.00 ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AT APPROX 50,000 MILES AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN BY ADULT DRIVERS. *TR

THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT, CAUSING THE FORD 500 2005 TO LOSE ALL READ OUTS, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT, AND IF AT NIGHT, THE LIGHT PANELS AND LIGHTS AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY FORD IN A BULLETIN THAT THEY HAVE SENT TO ITS DEALERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NOT TO MENTION A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A BIG SELLING CAR THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS MADE IN 2005 AND BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE TO FIX. *TT

SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07058. ALTHOUGH NOW THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED TO INCLUDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING COMPLETELY DARK FOR INTERMITTENT PERIODS. IT WAS NOTED IN PE07058 FORD STATED THIS ISSUE DOES NOT CAUSE EXTERIOR LIGHT ISSUES. WHEN THE PANEL GOES COMPLETELY DARK THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT FUNCTION AND OCCASIONALLY THE BACKUP LIGHTS COME ON WHILE MOVING FORWARD. THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

THE CAR HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. HAD TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE TO TRY TO RESET VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, I COULD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR NO FASTER TO 35 MPH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM ALSO EFFECTS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT IS OCCURRING YOU WILL NOTICE A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE THAT TEARS UP THE GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WITH NO NOTICE. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM, NO FUEL, SPEED OR RPM INFORMATION. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT USED. THIS PROBLEM HAS GONE FROM INTERMITTENT TO ALMOST ALWAYS HAPPENING. MOST RECENTLY THE CAR HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. HAD TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE TO TRY TO RESET VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, I COULD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR NO FASTER TO 35 MPH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM ALSO EFFECTS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT IS OCCURRING YOU WILL NOTICE A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE THAT TEARS UP THE GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WITH NO NOTICE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT THE APPROX. SPEED OF 58MPH AND MY CAR STARTING SKIPPING AND CHUGGING. I SLOWED DOWN AND AS I BEGUN TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR GAVE ME A DIAGNOSIS CODE OF FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE, THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER AT ALL. IT WAS HARD TO PULL OFF THE RODE AND STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TRIED RE-CRANKING THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RE-CRANK THE CAR AND DROVE FURTHER UP THE RODE. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DROVE APPROX. 10 MILES FROM THE FIRST INDICATION THAT HAPPENED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO CUT OFF AND GIVE ME THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE APPROX 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITH THE CAR. I LET THE CAR COOL FOR AN HOUR OR SO AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE COAL PACK, ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS, AND REPLACED THE MANIFEST. I PICKED MY CAR UP ONCE REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND GOT APPROX. 6 MILES FROM THE SHOP AND IT CUT OFF AND DID THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL WITHOUT IT GIVING ME THE ERROR MESSAGE AND CUTTING OFF. I HAVE READ ALOT OF FORUMS AND BLOGS AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL? I HAVE A FORD 500 V6 LIMITED ADDITION. *TR